JACL Stands in Solidarity with the Muslim Community in the Wake of the Shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego
On May 18th, 2026, two gunmen attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing three people. Among those killed were Amin Abdullah, a security guard for the center and father of eight; Mansour Kaziha, a former security guard, store manager, and handyman for the center; and Nadir Awad, a teacher and dedicated community member who lived across the street from the center. Abdullah, Kaziha, and Awad are all credited for confronting the attackers and drawing their fire away from
JACL Responds to the Supreme Court’s Decision in Louisiana v. Callais
On April 29th, the Supreme Court released its opinion in the case of Louisiana v. Callais, limiting the application of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and striking down a congressional district map that would be used in upcoming Louisiana elections. Section 2 of the VRA prohibits voting laws, practices, and district maps that discriminate on the basis of race, color, or language minority. Under the decision, voters’ power to challenge discriminatory district maps and
JACL Stands with SPLC Against Federal Government’s Continuing Attack on Civil Rights
The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) categorically denounces the Department of Justice’s indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The Trump Administration’s decision to attack the SPLC represents an attack on civil rights work as a whole and the progress that has been made to protect the rights of all Americans. Attacks such as these, and the precedent they set for our nation’s future, cannot be tolerated if we are to preserve our democracy. Civil rights
JACL Statement on the 80th Anniversary of the Closure of Tule Lake
80 years ago, on March 20th, the Tule Lake Segregation Center, the last War Relocation Authority (WRA) camp, came to a close. This closure marked the end of the WRA’s mass incarceration camps that imprisoned more than 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry. Despite the war in the Pacific Theater coming to a close in September of 1945, Tule Lake would remain open and continue to imprison people for an additional seven months. Of all of the WRA camps, Tule Lake would be open for


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